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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1920-09-30, Page 33010- WALL SIR ET 31 AI WRECKS BI. LEGS Explosive Placed in Street Opposite Offices of J. P. Morgan Co. -200 Injured and Two Million Dollars' Dam- age Done to Office;, and Other Buildings. A despatch from New York says: - In broad daylight, and in the most prominent spot of America's great fin- ancial centre, a red-handed blow was struck at noon last Thursday at the heart of the country's banking inter- ests. It missed its aim -the house of Morgan ---in that no member of that • great firm was seriously injured, but ••4laimed as victims many hapless .passers-by, Thirty-one persons are known to be • killed, and more than two hundred were injured. • The explosion of a time bomb two en -dna -tea after twelve o'clock on the Wall Street side of the J. P. Morgan & Co. office,at Wall and, Broad streets, killed betwen 'twenty and thirty per- sons, and sent over two hundred men, women and boys and girls to hospi- tals with injuries, some serious, but in the main superficial. Cuts from fly- ing glass furnished the greater part of tlia minor injuries. • A couple of million dollars' worth of damage was done to the buildings in -the financial district. The Assay and Treasury buildings, near the scene, were wrecked and • shot through with hurtling iron fragments from the giant bomb. Showers of broken plate glass fell to the streets and to the floors in the interior of buildings. Fortunately, the horror of a great fire was not added to the other fearsome oceengences. On Thursday' night, twelve hours Iater, investigating authorities were almost certain the disaster was due to an infernal machine left on an un- covered one-horse truck in Wall street •directly in front of the new United States Assay Office, next door to the Sub -Treasury, and directly across the street from the J. P, Morgan build- ing. Throughout the nation -horror- struck at tidings of the catastrophe - the same interpretation was placed upon it, and public buildings and great storehouses of wealth, as well as con- spicuous men, were. placed under vigi- lant guard, The explosion which turned Wall street into a shambles at noon to -day was the result of a deliberate and well-prepared plot, according to Fed- eral and city officials, after an exten- sive investigation at, the scene of the tragedy. They based their conclusions on the following facts: First: Investigation shows that no waggon carrying explosives from authorized sources was in Lower Man- hattan on Thursday. Second: The effect of the explosion was far greaterthan any that could be produced by an ordinary explosive - carrying waggon. Third: Iron missiles made from broken -up window weights unlike any in the Wall street district caused all the damages to the building and were responsible for the loss of life. Fourth: The coincidence of time and location of the explosion. Fifth: The fact that three men were observed running east on Wall street about two minutes before he explosion. These men are reported to have fled in a waiting automobile. Sixth: The discovery of a peculiarly wired box containing electric batter- ies, that was placed by unknown per- sons in the automobile of Henry Babb, two blocks from the scene of the' ex- plosion. Sevenh: Only four sites in Lower Manhattan are using explosives' in construction work and not one of them received or expected "explosives on Thursday.. PRINCE WELCOMED AT TRINIDAD Port of Spain En Fete When Renown Steams Into Harbor. A despatch from Port of Spain, Trinidad, says;-H.M.S. Renown, with the Prince of Wales on board, arrived here on Friday morning and anchored among the gaily decorated shipping in the harbor. The Renown;. was. escorted from Colon by the cruiser Calcutta and was joined at Boeas del Toro by •he cruiser Calliope. A tremendous ovation -was given the Prince and his suite upon their landing at 11 o'clock. They were met by the Governor, officials and leading residents, with a guard of honor composed of the Royal Sussex: Regiment stationed there, marines from the Calcutta and Calliope, the local constabulary and a group of men who fought in the great war. Addresses of welcome were made on behalf of the Government and municipal authorities, to which the Prince replied. An illuminated address, presented bei the municipal authorities, was the work of a French nun of a local con- vent, and was enclosed in a casket made by returned soldiers, of the island's woods. Amid den=se enthusiastic crowds the Prince drove through the principal streets to St. Joseph, the old Spanish Capital. On his return to Port of Spain he addressed thousands of school children and then had luncheon at the Governor's Palace. There was a reception at the Gov- ernment House, followed by an official dinner and a public ball in a building constructed for Ring George. years ago. Magnificent decorations were to be seed everywhere. On Friday night there was an extensive fireworks dis- play. At the Prince's request no official engagements have been made for the concluding two days of his visit, leav- ing him free to make and renew ac- quaintances. Alberta Wheat Worth Two Hundred Millions A despatch from Calgary says: - The Calgary Herald says: "Alberta's wheat crop in 1915 was sixty million bushels, valued at $50,000,000. In 1919 tho yield was valued at $68,849,000, Being 34,575,000 bushels. The largest Federal official estimate of this year's crops is 82,972,000, which, taken at :2.60 a bushel, will bring Alberta farmers the huge sunt. of $215,727,200. This means, in other words, that the bumper yield of 1915 will this year be increased over 'Cour-fold in monetary value, assuming that approximately the present priee of afloat holds." • Likely to Represent Canada at Geneva Hon. Charles Murphy, Minister of Justice, who is almost certain to be one of the Dominion's representatives to the Assembly of the League of Na- tions'. IN THE LIVE. STOCK ARENA, NATIONAL EXHIBITION. "Bonnie Flish," Grand Champion Clydesdale and the finest of his class at the Big Fair, owned by Graham Bros., Claremont, Ont. NO CLUE TO NEW YORK BOMB PLOT Unidentified Dead Youth May Have Been Driver of . Death Waggon. New York, Sept. 19. ---Department of Justice agents incl, the police were still without a definite clue to -night to the identity of the person or per- sons responsible for •Thursday's ex- plosion in Wall street. Alexander Brailovsky, a Russian. journalist, arrested late yesterday on> information furnished by an anony- mous correspondent, and who admit- ted having been in the financial dis trict a short time after the explosion Occurred, is still being held on a charge of being an undesirable alien. An effort will be made ,.to locate the•"three men with whom he was 'seen talking at Pine and Nassau 'streets less than•an hour after the bleat' The only other important develop- ment within the past twenty-four hours is . the suggestion by Medical Examiner Norris that the sole re- maining unidentified body, that of a blond -haired boy about 19, may be that of the driver of the "death wage gon" which was abandoned near the. Assay Office just -before the detoude tion took place. A revised list of the dead to -night showed that 34 persons had lost their lives as a result of the explosion. Some of the previous lists made the • total 35. British Mine Strike Nearing Settlement GREENWOOD REPLIES TO IRISH DEMANDS Says Government Wants to Grant Fullest Measure of Self -Government, Belfast, Sept. 19, -Sir Hamar Greenwood, Chief Secretary for Ire- land, has informed the Magistrates of County Louth that he can hold out no hope that the British Government will reverse its decision in the case of Lord Mayor MacSwiney, on hunger -strike in Brixton Jail• The Magistrates recently sent a communication to Sir Hamar demand- ing full self-government for Ireland, with powers not less comprehensive than those -enjoyed by any Dominion, and calling for the immediate release of MacSwiney. The Chief Secretary's reply to the Magistrates says: "I can hold out no hope of reversal of the decision of the Government in the case of Lord Mayor MacSwiney Orf Cork. I can assure you the Gov- ernment is desirous of granting the fullest possible measure of sell -gov- ernment to the Irish people, and would welcome an ex=pression of mod- erate opinions directed to the unfor- tunate state of affairs." Wrangel Forming New Defense Line Constantinople, Sept. 1.9. -Last night General Wrangel crossed the railway at several points, occupying Elizavetpol, Obitocho, Chernigow and Verbovo. The objective of the new offensive is the establishment of a line between the Dneiper and. Mariupol, passing through Oriekhov. A despatch from London says: -- The conference of the Coal Miners' Executive with Sir Robert Horne, president of the Board of Trade, ad- journed late on Thursday afternoon without an agreement having been reached in settlement of the contro- versy between the miners and the Governmen. Sir Robert Horne de- clared, however, that new proposals made by the miners constituted an ad- vance toward a .peaceful solution of the trouble. Sir Robert Horne refused to re- commend that the miners should have two shillings advance under the pres- ent circumstances, but added that if an increased output were assured an advance in wages could be given. Y Rtsxf til• i •'P •tesea iii• , Ci Honor Canadian Dead, Ccuott.ph erected by the I.O.D.1al. at time coiner of Portage and Main Streets, Winnipeg, tri memory of the :nen who fell in the Great War. GOVERNMENT OF BER- LIN IN HANDS OF REDS Elections Have Placed Greater Benin Under Socialist • Leadership. A despatch from Berlin says: --- A. struggle between the reactionary bourgeoisie and the Socialists of Ber- lin has been precipitated by elections which have placed the municipal gov- ernment of Greater Berlin wholly in the hands of the Reds. Social Demo- crats and Independent Socialists have a majority of twenty in the munici- pal assembly. With this result, both factions promptly got together to ex- ploit the tremendous patronage possi- bilities, and filled all the honorary and fair municipal jobs with their own partizans, with favor also to out-and- out Communists. In a desperate effort to frustrate Red rule in Berlin, the German Na- tional party has introduced a bill into the Prussian Parliament to declare null and void the law passed by that body creating the new Greater Berlin, under which the new municipal elec- ti $fts were held, resulting in victory for the' Socialists. BOMB EXPLODED' T.AuAN EXCHANGE Heavy Property Damage Oc- casioned at Genoa But No Deaths. A despatch from London says: -A tirne-bomb exploded in the Stock Ex- change at Genoa, Italy, doing a heavy property damage. There were no cas- ualties. The authors of the explosion are not known. The police, in a- Search of houses immediately after the bomb detonation, discovered enough ex- plosive to blow up the entire block. It was hidden in a single house. Although there is no direct evidence that the Wall Street bomb explosion was part of an international plot against the citadels of finance or gov- ernment,. Scotland Yard, the British police organization here, has tighten- ed its espionage on the groups of di- rect reactionists. The police posted at public buildings and other struc- tures such as might be the objectives 3,1,00 British Farmers Settle in Ontario in Year A despatch from London says: - Dr. G. C. Creelman, Louden' Agent - practically League Nations all the British agricultural shows this summer. Although On- tario at present is not accepting set- tlers, other than farmers, over 400 applications daily have been received here for acceptance in the past month; 610 have been accepted for immigra- tion to Ontario next spring. Three thousand settlers is the total for this year. A LETTER LONDON The King and Queen had a most en-'�. joyable trip to Scotland and Wales and were received with immense enthusi- asm in both places, an enthusiasm which extended 'to the Princess Mary,. who is becoming more and more popu lar every day. All the royal children' are the admiration of the public, and their popularity has considerably add- ed to that of the queen, who has brought them up with such care anti' superintended their education to the smallest detail with zeal and attention.. * * * * * • The assertion that King George is a direct descendant of Ding David may find some confirmation in a wonder- ful genealogical chart preserved at Hatfield House, wherein the ancestry of Queen Elizabeth is traced back not merely to the Psalmist but to Adam .. As far • as the nobility of England: of bomb plotters, were unusually have concern in the family' tree the` alert. coat of arms' .in given in every case,, J. P. Morgan, the head of the firm but is necessarily abandoned long be - of S. P. Morgan and Company, is in fore Methuselah is reached. The chart the country somewhere on a holiday. measures forty-five feet, and is be - Through the London Office of his firm lieved to be the largest genealogical he is in constant touch with the situs -1 tree in existence. • * The King made history by taking part in the regatta of tile• Royal Northern Yacht Club. This was the first occasion on which a reigning monarch has raced his own yacht in a regatta on the Clyde. His Majesty is an enthusiastic yachtsman, and as Prince of Wales was a much more fre- quent visitor to racing in different parts of the country than his heavier duties of State now permit. Holyrood is perhaps the most un- comfortable of all the royal residences. Hence it is that since the time of James I. few of our monarchs have cared to live in it. Queen Victoria cordially disliked the place, and de- clared, after her first visit, that she would have preferred to have stayed at the Calton Jail, just opposite, which is a modern imitation of a mediaeval castle. * * a a * The Duke of York, I am told, is left-handed, but this does not in any way interfere with efficieney. He can write equally well with either hand, and is anexcellent shot. Ambidextrous rather than left-handed is the correct description of our newest Duke. When you next react the headline, "Premier sees the . King," you might like to recall this little story of the first time King George ever met .a Prem=ier. It was in his nursery days - it is just as well to begin young -and Queen Victoria, Mr. Gladstone, and a party of distinguished guests were sit- ting round a table in the drawing - room, discussing weighty matters. All went smoothly till Mr. Gladstone sud- denly felt something brush against his foot. "Heavens above us, madam," ex- claimed Gladstone, "there is some- thing under the table overhearing our conversation." He bent down and dragged out the miscreant, who proved to be a small boy, trying to hide his face in his hands. • 1 h' d tion at home. The office forwarded bis inquiry about the injuries of his son, Junius Spencer Morgan. A veil of absolute secrecy is drawn about his whereabouts. Not a single one of the agents for the shooting lodges or other vacation spots of England know where he is. This is indicative that the secrecy was part of a program determined on long before the explo- sion. Details of the explosion are being sent to hire in hourly bulletins. It was said that he will not return to the United States at this time, Carries 14,000 Barrels of Canadian Apples A despatch from Halifax says: - Heavy shipments of apples are being made from Halifax this season. The Furness liner Lexington, which sailed for London on Saturday carried 14,000 barrels. This is the largest shipment of the season. Lincolnshire Papers Again Are Publishing London, Sept. 19. -After three weeks'. suspension the Liverpool and Manchester papers are again publish- ing, the printers' dispute having been settled. Gets Down to Work Paris, Sept. 19. -The Council of the League of Nations has requested the allied Premiers to furnish the condi- tions upon which mandates have been granted the various powers and the exact boundaries established for man- datory territories. 'Weekly Market Report Wholesale Grain. Toronto, Sept. 21. -Man. wheat -- No. 1 Northern, 2.821%; No. 2 North- ern, -1, $2.79%; No. 3 Northern. $2.7a �s; No. 4 wheat, $2.591%, in store Fort William. Man. oats -No.- 2 CW, 80c; No. 3 CW, 77c; extra No. 1 feed, 77c; No. 1 feed, 75e; No. 2 feed, 72c, in store Fort William. Man. barley -No. 3 CW, $1.23; No, 4 CW, $1.16; rejected, $1.09; feed, $1.09, in store Fort William. American corn -No. 3 yellow, $2; nominal, track, Toronto, prompt ship- ment, Ontario oats -No, 3 white, 70 to 75c. Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, per -ear lot, $2,80 to $2.40, shipping points, according to freights. Peas -No. 2, nominal. Barley --$1.30 to $1,85, according to freights outside. Rye -No.. 3, $1.75, nominal, accord- ing to freights outside. Buckwheat -No. 2, nominal. Manitoba flour -$13.25, new crop. Ontario flour --$10.40 to $10.50, bulk sea -board. Millfeed-.-Carlots, delivered Mont- real freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $52; shorts, per ton, $61; good feed flour, $8.75, Country Produce -Wholesale. Eggs, selects, 65 to 67c; No. 1, tl1 to 63e; butter, creamery prints, 60 to 62c; choice dairy. prints, 49 to 51c; ordinary dairy prints, 45 to 47e; bak- ers', 35 to 40c; oleomargarine, best grade, 84 to 38c. Cheese, new, large, 2814 to 291/c twins, 29% to 80/e; Stilton, old, 351/ -to 36%c; old twins, 84c. Maple syrup, 1 -gal, tin, $3.40; 5 -gal. tin, per gal,, $3,25; maple sugar, lb., 27 -to 30c. Honey, comb, new finest quality, cases of 15 sections, 16 oz. to section, per case, $8. Honey, extracted. New Zealand, in 60 lb, tins, per ib., 26 to 27e. Churning cream -Toronto creamer:es are 'paying for churning cream 59 to Ole per pound fat, ,f.o.b, shipping points, nominal. •Provisions -Wholesale. Smoked meats-Hamis, med., 47 to 50c; heavy, 40 to 42c; cooked, 64 to G8c; rolls, 34 to 36c; cottage rolls, 39 to 41c; breakfast bacon, 50 to 62c; backs, plain, 52 to 54c; boneless, 58 to 64e. Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 27 to 28c;. clear bellies, 26 to 27c. Lard -Pure, tierces, 251,E to 2634c; tubs, 27 to 271/ec; pails, 27% to 28e; prints, 26 to 28/c. Compound tierces, 21% to 22%c; tubs, 22 to 23e; pails, 23% to 24e; prints, 26% to 27e. Montreal. Markets. Montreal, Sept. 21 -Oats, Can. West,, No. 2, $1.05 to $1.06; Can. The Queen burst out aug ing, an said, "It's of no consequence, Mr. Glad- stone -he is only my graceless grand- son, George!" The future King had been up to some mischief in the drawing -room when he had heard the party ap- proach,ng, and in order to escape punishment had hidden under the table, He has listened to many ,Prime Ministers since, but never under sim- ilar conditions. Nest., No. 3 81.03; to $1.041h. Flour, Somebody who has known Mx. Lloyd new standard grade, $14.50. Rolled George "intimately for over forty oats, bag, 90 lbs„ $4.75 to $4.90. Bran, years" has been writing about his $54,75. Shorts, $59.75. Hay, No. 2,1 meals. "His diet," we are told, "Iib per ton, car lots, $80. Cheese, finest I simplicity itself. He dislikes anything Easterns, 26c. Butter, choicest cream- I new-fangled in the way of food. ate ery, 60 to 61c. Eggs. fresh, 64c. Po- just loves the plain dishes to which he totaoes, per bag, car lots, $1.55. has always been accustomed. A boiled Live Stock Markets. egg, a milk -pudding, are always ac - Toronto, Sept. 21. -Choice heavy ceptable. He has a moderate appe- steers; $14 to $14.50; good heavy tite, is always ready for his meals, steers, $13.25 to $13.50; butchers' cat- tle, at- but refrains from dinner when he is 011.75 to $1 ; do, Oted.,to $$10 t13; o $10 °0; going to make a speech." do, com., $7 to $8.50; bulls, choice,, $10 * * * * * to $10,75; do, good, $9 to $9,25; do, L64, the Zeppelin which had a some - rough, $0 to $8; butchers' cows, choice, what stormy trip to Pulham recently, $10.251 to $11; do, good, $9 to $0.75: had a narrow escape during the war. do, cam.. $6.25 to $7.25; stockers, $7.50 She was attacked after raiding this to' 80.50; feeders, $10.25 to $11; can- eountry, by Captain Cadbury, D.F.C., nets and curlers, $4.50 to $5.,10; milk- and the rear car set on fire by incen- ars, good to choice, $100 to $165; do, diary bullets. After a tough struggle corn. and med., $65 to $75; lambs, yearlings, $8.75 to $10; do, spring, 818.25 to $14; calves, good to choice, 517 to $1.0; sheep, $3 to $8; hogs, fed and watered, $20,50 to $20.75; do, weighed off ears, $20.775 to $21; do, to, b., $10.50 to $19.75; do, do, country points, .$19.25 to $19.50. Montreal. Sept. 21.--Thitcher heif- ers, corn.. $6.50 to $8.50; butcher cows, need„ $5.50 to $8.50; canners, $3,00 to $4; cutters, $4 to $5; butcher hulls, good, $6; corn., $5.75. Good veal, $18 to $15; med., $10 to $13; grass, $6.50 to $8. Ewes, $6 to $8; lambs, good, 81.2 to $12.50; care., $10 to $11.50. logs, of car weights, selects, $20.50 to $20.75; sows, $15,50 to $16.50, the crew succeeded in extinguishing the flames before they spread to the gast,bags,_.<end ,she got homeBIG REN. Austria Allowed Credit by Inter -Allied Commission • ,lana., Sept. 15,-Corisetit for Aus- ti.a to spend without restriction the present credit of 5,000,000 pesos given her by Argentina has been accorded by the Inter -Allied :Reparations Com- mission.